<< Our Photo Pages >> Torwoodlee - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Scottish Borders
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: TorwoodleeCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.426 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Scottish Borders Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Galashiels Nearest Village: Torwoodlee
Map Ref: NT46553847 Landranger Map Number: 73
Latitude: 55.636834N Longitude: 2.850616W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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A lowland broch, not too far from the better-preserved example at Edin's Hall, Torwoodlee well rewards investigation however.
Access involves a steady climb of about 45 minutes up well-marked tracks. The broch is not visible from a great distance, as it is slightly below a hill summit, concealed in the curve of the hill. It is well covered with turf, giving it a reather pleasing, soft appearance.
Although the walls survive to less than 1m in height, the plan of the broch is very clear to see. A door check can be seen in the entrance passage, and an intramural chamber with the very base of a staircase is visible. The broch was built about AD 100 on the site of an earlier hill fort. There are signs of the fort having been deliberately dismantled - perhaps an early failure to obtain planning permission ? Concealed in the plantation to the north of the broch is a substantial linear earthwork.
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